By Zainab Oyiza Adetola |

The Network Against Child Trafficking, Abuse and Labour (NACTAL) on Friday CSOs Consultation on the Amendment of Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act (TIPPEA) 2015.

The consultation which took place in Abuja was held with support from USAID Nigeria SCALE

A press statement from NACTAL noted that the “meeting was necessitated by the planned public hearing for the Amendment of TIPPEA 2015 by the National Assembly House Committee on Human Rights on Monday, 16 January 2023.”

It also said that “To strengthen legislation against trafficking in persons in Nigeria, the CSOs in attendance drafted a Position Paper and Memorandum on TIPPEA 2015 Amendment. The documents will be presented by the delegates under the umbrella of NACTAL during the Public Hearing at the National Assembly.”

In attendance were 26 participants (18 males, 8 females, and 3 persons with disabilities) including the representatives of NAPTIP and SCALE